OUSD Gap Info

After all this time, after all the money that's been directed at the problem, after all the programs that have been developed and implemented, after all the pressure that's been placed on everyone, after a state-takeover, after NCLB, after other accountability requirements, after all the fixation on the matter, after all the consultants who promised to fix it and have been paid, after 20% of the district's enrollment being turned over to charter schools, after all the name-calling and insults, after all the blood, sweat, and tears of students, teachers, principals, counselors, and everyone else, the scores have risen. As far as closing the gaps goes, which was the whole point of the matter, some of them are smaller and others have grown. Have we moved closer to the promised land?

Of course, I wonder what our NAEP scores would show. Does California suffer from the same testing problems in New York? Read my report about OUSD's 2008 scores here, with additional background information here and here.

THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
API Growth scores*	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	API growth x past 8 years
African American	539	559	562	587	604	602	609	630	+91
Asian	684	708	718	749	768	778	802	807	+123
Latino	494	542	559	592	609	616	642	660	+166
White	806	829	847	859	884	882	891	902	+96
API Gaps	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Gap trajectory x past 8 years
White/ African American	267	270	285	272	280	280	282	272	Gap increased 5 pts.
Asian/ African American	145	149	156	162	164	176	193	177	Gap increased 32 pts.
White/ Latino	312	287	288	267	275	266	249	242	Gap reduced 70 pts.
Asian/ Latino	190	166	159	157	159	162	160	147	Gap reduced 43 pts.

*The API is the Academic Performance Index, California's measure of accountability which is a calculation based on all state test scores.